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2013-07-12
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Seoul Xpress opens up its first outlet at Jurong Point, which is probably the first F&B establishment that serves Korean food fast-food stye, with the exceptions of fried chicken related dishes. It’s many offerings include the very iconic Bibimbap amongst other rice dishes, Ramen, Sandwiches coupled with a few traditional Korean snacks and desserts. It’s exterior is also very fitting for a fast food establishment, with prominent yellow and red accents in white that makes it all vibrant, cheery a
Some might argue that the Bibimbap may not traditional enough as it is served in a plastic bowl, however the yellow plastic bowl was a practical design; holes that can be used as handles and slots to hold the chopsticks and in; genius! The illustration of the Chicken Bibimbap ($6.90 ala-carte; $9.80 as a set meal with 4 side dishes and a drink) on the menu board had all the carrots , mushrooms, meat egg, preserved vegetables and cucumber on it, while mine somehow was missing of the egg; probably my order got mixed up with the lady after me because she ordered the same dish but requested not to have the egg added. The rice was a bit too soft actually, and it made it harder to mix the sauce and the ingredients in because it was clumpy, coupled with the plastic bowl which was light and easily moved while mixing. Also, without the stone bowl that usually served in, there would not be any bit of charred rice in the bowl at all, something that I always loved in Bibimbap. The ingredients were pretty much fine, with the vegetables being crunchy and juicy and the mushroom being earthy enough. The fried shallots were pretty fragrant. The chicken was slightly bland on it’s own, though it was not too much of an issue since you are supposed to be mix with the sauce before eating. The chili paste here is quite moderately spicy. I have had Bibimbap that had the chili paste milder than the one served here, though many other places do serve chili paste way stronger than this one. While it was fine with me, this sauce could be considered pretty spicy to those who are not used to the level of spiciness of Korean chili pastes. Pretty decent for a fast-food standard.For more photos and the full review, please visit: http://jiaksimipng.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/seoul-xpress-jurong-point/
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